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Momodou
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 Posted - 22 Nov 2006 : 15:56:34
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IEC SETS DATE FOR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION
A press release from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), states that National Assembly Elections will be held on 25th January 2007.
Below is the text of the release;
The Independent Electoral Commission, in exercise of its mandate under Section 40 of the Elections Decree, wishes to inform the general public that election of Members of the National Assembly of the Republic of The Gambia shall take place on Thursday 25th January 2007.
Nomination of candidates for the election of members of the National Assembly according to Section 42(1) of the Elections Decree shall take place from Thursday 4th to 6th January 2007 between the hours of 8 0’ clock and 4 0’ clock in the afternoon in the offices of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in Banjul, Kanifing, Brikama, Kerewan, Mansakonko, Janjanbureh, and Basse, respectively.
In exercise of its powers given in Section 85 of the Election Decree, the IEC announce that the campaign period for the said election will be held from Wednesday, 10th to Tuesday 23rd January 2007.
Nomination papers could be collected from the IEC regional offices countrywide from Thursday 14th December 2006.
The general public is also hereby informed that there will be an exercise to replace lost, destroyed or mutilated voters’ cards or the transfer of voting cards from Thursday 14th to Friday 29th December 2006. This exercise will take place in the IEC regional offices countrywide. A fee of D50.00 will be levied on any transferred or replaced card.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 102/2006, 20-21 November, 2006
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